Vase, Japanese art, Japanese culture, plants, butterflies, phoenixes iconography, Meiji 1868–1912, hoo phoenix, cloisonné enamel, ca. 1880 Meiji 13, Japan, vessel, height 30.5 cm, diameter 16.0 cm, A tall, narrow-necked vase with a bulbous base sits against a plain gray background; its surface shows intricate floral and bird motifs in colors including brown, blue, green, white, gold, and red, with a patterned band near the widest part and decorative scalloped and geometric designs around the neck and shoulder, and a reflective base that mirrors the vase's lower portion.
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Vase, Japanese art, Japanese culture, plants, butterflies, phoenixes iconography, Meiji 1868–1912, hoo phoenix, cloisonné enamel, ca. 1880 Meiji 13, Japan, vessel, height 30.5 cm, diameter 16.0 cm, A tall, narrow-necked vase with a bulbous base sits against a plain gray background; its surface shows intricate floral and bird motifs in colors including brown, blue, green, white, gold, and red, with a patterned band near the widest part and decorative scalloped and geometric designs around the neck and shoulder, and a reflective base that mirrors the vase's lower portion.

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Vase Japanese art Japanese culture plants butterflies phoenixes iconography Meiji 1868–1912 hoo phoenix cloisonné enamel ca 1880 Meiji 13 Japan vessel height 30.5 cm diameter 16.0 cm tall narrow-necked vase bulbous base sits plain gray background surface intricate floral bird motifs colors brown blue green white gold red patterned band near widest part decorative scalloped geometric designs neck shoulder reflective base mirrors vase's lower portion.

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